Republican Unity and Financial Policy Standpoints
The speech proclaims Republican unity amid Democratic and Populist splits. It argues for tariffs, protection, and a strong national currency opposing fiat money and endorsing gold and silver parity. It cites Webster and Adams on national prosperity and warns against Bryan and fiat money.
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Chicatio Lemoncratie
St. Louis
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United States
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Webster
John Quinery Adams
Republican Party
Republic and in no part an idle working man who wanted to work
A fragment from a speech or public address praises productive effort and the value of work, noting strong support and applause from the audience for the speaker’s message.
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Republic
Bryan as an Orator and a Nebraskan Parallel
The author extols William Jennings Bryan for eloquence and temperament while drawing a comparison to George Francis Train. It notes Bryan's strong stage presence and moral conduct, critiques his argumentative style, and links Bryan to a complex 1890s presidential scenario involving Sewall, Watson, and ambiguities about roles.
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George Francis Rain
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Tom Watson
Assault on the National Government
Excerpt discusses the idea of free government and the American system. It contrasts emperors and oligarchies with the republic, noting that the United States uses a written constitution to limit the legislative power of Congress, aiming for the greatest happiness and prosperity for the people.
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United States of America
Judicial independence under fire in campaign rhetoric
A speaker defends the judiciary against political manipulation and attacks on court integrity. He argues it is cowardly to undermine judges and warns voters against electing a president whose platform seeks to turn the Supreme Court into a political tool. He contrasts views with Bryan and references the Chicago platform.
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Supreme Court as final arbiter of federal power debate
A Chicago convention debate on constitutional checks contrasts the President and Congress with a distant Supreme Court. The speaker traces Jacksonian limits, warns against sectionalism, and urges unity of East and West to sustain the republic amid currency fears and federal authority disputes.
Labor Needs an Unvarying and Reliable Currency
Frank Black, candidate for Governor of New York, argues for a stable currency to protect labor value. He warns that losing value through inflation harms workers and notes that even if a bank pays 53 cents on the dollar after failure, recovery is possible, but voting away 47 cents of every dollar is self-inflicted folly.
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Frank
Black
New York
Jugglers with the National Credit Warn of Revolution
Chauncey Depew denounces Populist leaders who he says threaten national credit and the Constitution. He argues reform must be justified and warns against destroying the judiciary, bonds, currency, and private contracts. He asserts the ballot box and the court as equal safeguards under law.
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Brian
Sewall
Watson
Supreme Court
Congress
No New Sectional Issue Tol erated Speech
A fragmentary senate remark discusses unity against sectionalism. Senator Thurston urges loyalty and citizens’ support as Senator Tillman of South Carolina leads a committee on resolutions. The brief text conveys a wartime era call for national solidarity.
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Tillman
South Carolina
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Effect of Inflation by Senator Lodge
Senator Lodge argues that while prices can be raised easily with a pencil, salaries cannot. He cites wartime inflation where commodities rose about 50 percent and wages about 40 percent, leaving labor with a net loss. He compares this to French inflation and the misalignment between currency value and wages.
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France
Chicago
Integrity of the Courts Ex Senator John C Spooner
Ex senator Spooner argues against packing the Supreme Court for political ends, praising judicial independence and the Court's constitutional role. He emphasizes the three branches, life tenure for justices, and the need to trust judges amid partisan pressures.
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Integrity
John C. Spooner
The Rooster He Wore On His Hat
A political verse from the Indianapolis Journal tells of a laborer content with work whose dream of a rooster on his hat is stirred by demagogues favoring free trade. The tale ends with poverty and lost wages as the hat rooster collapses, warning laborers against free trade promises.
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Indianapolis Journal
Abou Bill Bryan Named In Angelic Book Of Woe
The Lincoln Nebr. News recounts an apparition in which an angel writes in a gold book the names who will ultimately "get it in the neck." Abou Bill Bryan asks to be noted as one notable to err, and his name leads all the rest in the vision.
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Palmer
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Come Home Bryan Dear Bryan Come Home
A Lincoln Nebraska call urges Bryan to return home amid political tension. The poem criticizes free silver and warns McKinley will strike if Bryan stays away. The text urges Bryan to stop talking and come home to rally supporters.
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Thomas Watson
Bryan
Boles
McKinley
Lincoln
Campaign notes on McKinley Bryan wage and protection debate
The piece critiques laborers supporting McKinley while voters back Bryan. It warns against mislabeling workers as hypocritical and attacks Bryan on protection and silver policy. It contrasts McKinley’s money stance with Bryan’s, arguing wages, revenue, and mills matter to the working class. It references Canton speeches and calls out perceived misstatements about farmers.
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